1056 Miles on Saturday

My brother was so disgusted by his fuel expenses that he vowed to sell the
Valkarie when he got home.
>From: "Buehrle, Michael" <Michael.Buehrle at ottawa.ca>
>To: <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
>Subject: RE: 1056 Miles on Saturday
>Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:54:22 -0400
>>To make matters even worse the VTX has obviously been detuned to meet
>emissions or not overpower it's 800 lb. chassis or both. I have not perused
>the vtx message boards but I'm sure with a good set of pipes and some fuel
>system remapping there is more power to be had. It's certainly not slow but
>it feels like there's something missing from the 1800 cc's on tap.
>It was a beautiful day and I got to ride but I still just "don't get" the
>cruiser concept. On the design sheet it seems that functionality and
>performance are an afterthought but form and style are first criteria.
>>Mike
>>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Sims [mailto:bob.sims at us.army.mil]
>Sent: July 31,2007 1:11 PM
>To: gpzlist at micapeak.com>Subject: RE: 1056 Miles on Saturday
>>> > I borrowed my friend Dan's(known to some here as "Tequilla
> > Dan")Honda VTX 1800 last weekend and got 20 miles/gal.
>...
> > Simply amazing that modern bikes can get the same mileage or
> > darn near what my 5300 pound Chevy 4X4 does on the highway.
> > Seems to defy physics....
>>>No kidding, I was thinking the same thing... he should get something more
>fuel-efficient, like a full-size pickup truck!
>>And the "vintage" 45-degree big twin in my Buell gets consistent 45-50
>MPG...
>>FWIW.
>>Bob
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